Fisheries (Southern Blue Whiting Total Allowable Catch) Amendment Notice 2008
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Fisheries (Southern Blue Whiting Total Allowable Catch) Amendment Notice 2008
Pursuant to section 13 of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries, after having regard to the matters specified in that section, gives the following notice.
Contents
Notice
1 Title
This notice is the Fisheries (Southern Blue Whiting Total Allowable Catch) Amendment Notice 2008.
2 Commencement
This notice comes into force on 31 March 2008.
3 Application
This notice applies on and from the fishing year commencing on 1 April 2008.
4 Principal notice amended
This notice amends the Fisheries (Southern Blue Whiting Total Allowable Catch) Notice 2000.
5 Schedule amended
The fourth column of the Schedule is amended by omitting
“3 500”
and substituting“10 000”
.
6 Revocation
Clause 5(1) of the Fisheries (Southern Blue Whiting Total Allowable Catch Amendment Notice 2003 (F244) (Gazette 2003, p 841) is revoked.
Dated at Wellington this 20th day of March 2008.
Jim Anderton,
Minister of Fisheries.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This notice, which comes into force on 31 March 2008, amends the Fisheries (Southern Blue Whiting Total Allowable Catch) Notice 2000. The amendment increases the total allowable catch for southern blue whiting in the quota management area SBW6B (Bounty Platform) from 3 500 tonnes to 10 000 tonnes.
The increase applies on and from the fishing year commencing on 1 April 2008.
Date of notification in Gazette: 27 March 2008.
This notice is administered by the Ministry of Fisheries.